Some officials in the officially secular Asian nation have ignored or even supported rising attacks on people and places of worship, a US official said. The US secretary of state warned the rights of religious minorities around the world were under threat.
A petition was filed by a group of Hindus looking to pray inside the Gyanvapi mosque compound which they claim was built atop the ruins of a medieval-era temple
Attacks on religious minorities in India, including killings and assaults, occurred throughout last year, a US report on religious freedom around the globe has found.have ignored or even supported rising attacks on people and places of worship, a US official said on Thursday. The report said the attacks included cow vigilantism - attacks on non-Hindus for allegedly slaughtering cows or trading in beef.
Most Hindus, who account for around 80% of India's 1.35 billion people, consider cows sacred and many states ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party have enacted laws or toughened old ones against slaughtering cows.US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the rights of religious minorities around the world were under threat.
"For example, in India, the world's largest democracy and home to a great diversity of faiths, we've seen rising attacks on people and places of worship," Mr Blinken said.
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